Patents by Inventor Antonio Giambartino

Antonio Giambartino has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10107856
    Abstract: An apparatus for the thermal testing of electronic devices may include a universal base board for coupling to an electronic driver unit for receiving electrical signals therefrom, and a plurality of test boards arranged on the base board. Each test board may include a holder for receiving a device under test and routing thereto electrical signals from the electronic driver unit as well as an adaptation board to the base board. Each test board may include a respective electrically powered heating element for heating the electronic device received thereat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Davide Appello, Giorgio Pollaccia, Antonio Giambartino
  • Publication number: 20160109509
    Abstract: An apparatus for the thermal testing of electronic devices may include a universal base board for coupling to an electronic driver unit for receiving electrical signals therefrom, and a plurality of test boards arranged on the base board. Each test board may include a holder for receiving a device under test and routing thereto electrical signals from the electronic driver unit as well as an adaptation board to the base board. Each test board may include a respective electrically powered heating element for heating the electronic device received thereat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Davide APPELLO, Giorgio POLLACCIA, Antonio GIAMBARTINO
  • Patent number: 8254194
    Abstract: A reading circuit for a semiconductor memory, comprising: a circuital branch adapted to be electrically coupled to a bit line which is connected to a memory cell to be read; an evaluation circuit adapted to sense a cell electric current flowing through the bit line during a sensing phase of a reading operation of the data stored into the memory cell, the evaluation circuit comprising a negative feedback control loop adapted to control the potential of the bit line during the sensing phase, the control loop comprising a differential amplifier having an inverting input terminal operatively connected to the bit line, a non-inverting input terminal fed by a first reference potential, and a feedback circuital path connected between an output of the differential amplifier and the inverting input, wherein the feedback circuital path is adapted to conduct a measure current corresponding to the cell electric current, and comprises current/voltage conversion means for converting the measure current into a corresponding
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Antonio Giambartino, Michele La Placa, Ignazio Martines
  • Publication number: 20110110169
    Abstract: A reading circuit for a semiconductor memory, comprising: a circuital branch adapted to be electrically coupled to a bit line which is connected to a memory cell to be read; an evaluation circuit adapted to sense a cell electric current flowing through the bit line during a sensing phase of a reading operation of the data stored into the memory cell, the evaluation circuit comprising a negative feedback control loop adapted to control the potential of the bit line during the sensing phase, the control loop comprising a differential amplifier having an inverting input terminal operatively connected to the bit line, a non-inverting input terminal fed by a first reference potential, and a feedback circuital path connected between an output of the differential amplifier and the inverting input, wherein the feedback circuital path is adapted to conduct a measure current corresponding to the cell electric current, and comprises current/voltage conversion means for converting the measure current into a corresponding
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics, S.r.I.
    Inventors: Antonio GIAMBARTINO, Michele La Placa, Ignazio Martines
  • Patent number: 7843738
    Abstract: A reading circuit for a semiconductor memory, comprising: a circuital branch adapted to be electrically coupled to a bit line which is connected to a memory cell to be read; an evaluation circuit adapted to sense a cell electric current flowing through the bit line during a sensing phase of a reading operation of the data stored into the memory cell, the evaluation circuit comprising a negative feedback control loop adapted to control the potential of the bit line during the sensing phase, the control loop comprising a differential amplifier having an inverting input terminal operatively connected to the bit line, a non-inverting input terminal fed by a first reference potential, and a feedback circuital path connected between an output of the differential amplifier and the inverting input, wherein the feedback circuital path is adapted to conduct a measure current corresponding to the cell electric current, and comprises current/voltage conversion means for converting the measure current into a corresponding
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Antonio Giambartino, Michele La Placa, Ignazio Martines
  • Publication number: 20080013381
    Abstract: A reading circuit for a semiconductor memory, comprising: a circuital branch adapted to be electrically coupled to a bit line which is connected to a memory cell to be read; an evaluation circuit adapted to sense a cell electric current flowing through the bit line during a sensing phase of a reading operation of the data stored into the memory cell, the evaluation circuit comprising a negative feedback control loop adapted to control the potential of the bit line during the sensing phase, the control loop comprising a differential amplifier having an inverting input terminal operatively connected to the bit line, a non-inverting input terminal fed by a first reference potential, and a feedback circuital path connected between an output of the differential amplifier and the inverting input, wherein the feedback circuital path is adapted to conduct a measure current corresponding to the cell electric current, and comprises current/voltage conversion means for converting the measure current into a corresponding
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventors: Antonio Giambartino, Michele La Placa, Ignazio Martines
  • Patent number: 6885584
    Abstract: A circuit architecture and a method perform a page programming in non-volatile memory electronic devices equipped with a memory cell matrix and an SPI serial communication interface, as well as circuit portions associated to the cell matrix and responsible for the addressing, decoding, reading, writing and erasing of the memory cell content. Advantageously, a buffer memory bank is provided to store and output data during the page programming in the pseudo-serial mode through the interface. Data latching is performed one bit at a time and the following outputting occurs instead with at least two bytes at a time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Paolino Schillaci, Salvatore Poli, Antonio Giambartino, Antonino La Malfa, Slavatore Polizzi
  • Publication number: 20050041471
    Abstract: A circuit architecture and a method perform a page programming in non-volatile memory electronic devices equipped with a memory cell matrix and an SPI serial communication interface, as well as circuit portions associated to the cell matrix and responsible for the addressing, decoding, reading, writing and erasing of the memory cell content. Advantageously, a buffer memory bank is provided to store and output data during the page programming in the pseudo-serial mode through the interface. Data latching is performed one bit at a time and the following outputting occurs instead with at least two bytes at a time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Paolino Schillaci, Salvatore Poli, Antonio Giambartino, Antonino La Malfa, Salvatore Polizzi